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Research in ActionDevelopment Environment Food and Agriculture Health GenderIDRC’s strategic investments are helping local researchers find innovative solutions to regional challenges while also supporting the Plan of Action to implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-Canada Enhanced Partnership (2021–2025).Date
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Research in ActionGender Health EconomicsAnti-poverty programs can also champion gender equalityNew research is identifying how anti-poverty programs can also address gender barriers to elicit transformative and lasting effects on the lives of the poor.
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PerspectivesSocial Policy Gender Health GovernanceNobel winners shine light on experiment-based policymakingThe 2019 Nobel Prize winners in Economic Sciences showed how evidence-based experiments can help improve the impact of international assistance.
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Research in ActionEconomics Gender DevelopmentBetter tools for the private sector to measure what matters
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Research in ActionGender Governance Social PolicyUnspoken barriers constrain women’s economic opportunities
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Research in ActionGender Governance EconomicsImproving job prospects for women: evidence for positive changeWhy labour markets are failing women — and what might improve their work opportunities.
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PerspectivesNatural Resources Social Policy Health Evaluation GovernanceLeaving no one behind: Principles for research in fragile contextsDespite the challenges, research in fragile contexts must put people’s needs at the centre.
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PerspectivesGender EconomicsOrganizational Learning on Gender: Lessons and ReflectionsGender equality is of as much concern today as it was in 1995, when the United Nations adopted the Beijing Platform for Action, a blueprint for advancing women’s rights.
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Research in ActionGender Governance Social Policy HealthThe power of collective action to achieve gender equality
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Research in ActionGender EconomicsHarnessing the transformative potential of women’s financial inclusion
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BooksGender HealthFeminist Advocacy, Family Law and Violence Against Women: International Perspectives
Find out how women around the world are contributing to legal reform and shaping policies to counter discriminatory legislation.
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Research in ActionEconomics Social Policy EvaluationRevitalizing skills training and education for youth
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Southern leaders look to downstream benefits
Southern leaders look to downstream benefits
What makes a good leader? Are the desired qualities the same the world over and in every field? Those questions were at the heart of Emma Fieldhouse’s research as a 2017 IDRC Research Award Recipient. “There is a lack of clarity on how conceptions of leaders might differ across regions,” says Fieldhouse. “The perspective of Southern leaders is noticeably absent.”
Fieldhouse focused on four leadership development programs for young researchers in the Global South to learn about how they conceptualize leadership, how they integrate gender and equity considerations, and how they define and evaluate the successes of their programs. Program participants described what good leadership in their contexts meant to them, and the challenges they faced in getting there.
For programs and participants, becoming a leader wasn’t seen as an end in itself, but as a means of achieving downstream positive effects on institutions and communities. For example, Emma found that women taking part in one program faced great challenges in being accepted as leaders in their communities, “yet they were so determined to persevere and succeed so they could make life better for others.”
Fieldhouse learned that emerging leaders in the South overwhelmingly believe that interpersonal skills are the most essential leadership elements, even in the realm of research. That includes collaboration, building trust, empathy, and nurturing other leaders. “Knowing this is important in order to assess success, because if we get this wrong, we could be evaluating things that don’t really matter, or we could be further marginalizing perspectives and experiences that should matter,” she says.
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Research in ActionEconomics Environment GenderClimate change, mobility, and women’s economic empowerment in Pakistan
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Research in ActionHealth Gender Science and TechnologyInnovations are bringing better health within reach
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PerspectivesEconomics GenderExpanding women’s financial inclusion: A win-win for women and financial institutions
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StoryEconomics Development Gender Information and CommunicationYoung, locally-trained economists guide Francophone Africa towards a more prosperous future
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Research in ActionGender Social PolicyWhen growth is not enough: In pursuit of transformative economyAfrica has achieved impressive economic growth in the past 15 years; from 2001 to 2010, six of the world's ten fastest growing economies were in Africa. Although growth has been moderate in recent years, it is expected to regain strength.Date